Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage
| Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage | |
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| The title logo for the article series (2000) | |
| Type: | Dragon article series |
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| Edition: | Third edition |
| Author(s): | Sean K. Reynolds, Paul Looby, and Stuart Kerrigan |
| Interior Artist(s): | Sam Wood |
| Publisher: | WotC and Paizo |
| First Published: | September 2000 |
| Pages: | Varies |
| Class: | Officially published content |
| Setting date: | Coldeven 591 - Fireseek 594 CY |
Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage is a series of eight articles published in the Living Greyhawk Journal, detailing various creatures native or unique to the Greyhawk setting.
Description
An enchiridion (pronounced /en-ˌkī-ˈri-dē-ən/) is a manual or handbook; a book containing essential information on a subject.
The Enchiridion series is written in the voice of the Fiend-Sage of Rel Astra, as written reports to Drax. The articles took a close look at individual creatures who were considered some of the most iconic in the World of Greyhawk.
Each article included both an in-character letter from the Fiend-Sage and mechanical rules (a monster stat block) for each creature. The letters frequently mentioned torture and conducting violent, involuntary research by the Fiend-Sage, inflicted on subjects who frequently died as a result.
Publication History
The first five articles were published in the first five Living Greyhawk Journals, when it was still a stand-alone magazine (2000-2001). The final three installments were contained in the Living Greyhawk Journal issues which were included inside Dragon and Dungeon/Polyhedron.
In 2024, the authors of the Enchiridion article in Living Greyhawk Journal #24 (2004), Stuart Kerrigan and Paul Looby, self-published a commercial product on the DMs' Guild, Knights of Doom - A Greyhawk Journal, in the same style as these articles ostensibly written in-character by the Fiend-Sage. Kerrigan also did a solo product centered on the Fiend-Sage itself, The Fiend-Sage of Rel Astra - A Greyhawk Journal. However, these are apocryphal and not official sources.
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Bibliography
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #1. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Sep 2000.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #2. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Nov/Dec 2000.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #2. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Feb 2001.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #4. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, May 2001.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #5. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Jul 2001.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #8. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Feb 2002.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #11. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, May 2002.
- Mona, Erik, ed. Living Greyhawk Journal #24. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Jan 2004.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
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